diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/resources/intellij.vcs.git.xml b/plugins/git4idea/resources/intellij.vcs.git.xml
index 5bb0701e78e9..4da4fb927e40 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/resources/intellij.vcs.git.xml
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/resources/intellij.vcs.git.xml
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@
                  description="Show actions for a tracked branch as a sub-popup in the local branch actions popup in Git branches popup."/>
     <registryKey key="git.drop.selected.changes.enabled" defaultValue="true"
                  description="Enables the 'Drop Selected Changes' action in Git log changes tree context menu."/>
-    <registryKey key="git.in.memory.commit.editing.operations.enabled" defaultValue="false"
+    <registryKey key="git.in.memory.commit.editing.operations.enabled" defaultValue="true"
                  description="Starts in-memory variants of interactive rebase operations in suitable scenarios, leading to better performance"/>
     <registryKey key="git.in.memory.interactive.rebase.notify.errors" defaultValue="false"
                  description="Show notification when in-memory interactive rebase fails and fallbacks to the regular one"/>